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The prime minister must not squander his second chance

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer and his chancellor Rachel Reeves have less than two months to devise a Budget that addresses people’s real concerns. A limited reshuffle of Downing Street personnel is a good place to start

The Independent UK

Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner barred by court order from revealing tax details, says No 10

Deputy PM, under scrutiny over flat purchase, ‘restricted from providing further information’, says Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

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Home secretary suspends refugee family reunion applications until new, tighter rules are put in place – as it happened

Yvette Cooper says rules were designed years ago to help families separated by war but are being used in a different way now

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer shakes up No 10 operation with mini-reshuffle

Exclusive: Darren Jones appointed to new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

Is flying the St George’s cross a sign of racism or patriotism?

Letters: One reader has been subjected to racist abuse, another says there is nothing wrong in expressing affection for one’s country. Plus letters fom Jane Ryan, Michael Pyke and Hugh Coolican

The Guardian - UK

The budget, immigration, Trump’s visit: the tests lying in wait for Keir Starmer

There is no shortage of challenges for the PM as MPs head back to Westminster and he tries to get on the front foot

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Which heads will roll in Starmer’s Downing Street shake-up?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer’s principal private secretary is but the latest of his appointees to have been a disappointment to him – a full reshuffle of the PM’s longstanding, trusted aides is overdue, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Starmer names former Bank deputy governor as his chief economic adviser

Minouche Shafik quit Columbia University after controversy over anti-Israel protests on New York campus

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plans are ‘beneath us as a nation’, UK’s top bishop says

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell argues Reform UK leader’s radical proposals to ‘send them all back’ go against the British way

The Independent UK

Who are the top aides Keir Starmer has sacked in the last year as Nin Pandit leaves

A string of high-profile sackings and resignations has marked Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first year in power, culminating in the recent departure of his top civil servant

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer replaces third senior office aide in less than a year

The Prime Minister’s principal private secretary, Nin Pandit, is being replaced after just 10 months running the Prime Minister’s team in Number 10

Evening Standard

Voices: When it comes to Reform, Labour and the Tories are making the same mistake

COMMENT: In directing their fire at Nigel Farage, Reform’s opponents risk building him up, helping him seize the agenda – and further exposing their own limitations and failures over immigration, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin rejects NATO troops on the ground after Trump’s security guarantees ‘revealed’

Last week Donald Trump suggested that the US might provide air support in any security guarantees to end the war

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The Guardian - UK

Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan

Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch: It is shameful of councils to remove St George’s Cross flags

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

The Independent UK

UK preparing to send troops to Ukraine as part of ‘reassurance force’ if peace deal is struck

It comes after Donald Trump said he had spoken directly with Vladimir Putin to begin planning a meeting between the Russian leader and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK

Downing Street indicates shift in position on Ukraine ceasefire

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Evening Standard

Patriotism ‘always important’ to Starmer, says No 10 amid flag row

St George’s Cross flags have been removed from council properties by two local authorities.

Evening Standard

Britain’s rights watchdog warns against heavy-handed policing amid Gaza demos

The EHRC chairwoman said any interference with protest rights ‘must be lawful and assessed case-by-case’.

The Independent UK

Starmer and Zelensky ‘agree strong resolve’ for peace ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Sir Keir Starmer met Volodymyr Zelensky for a private breakfast on Wednesday ahead of Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK

Starmer and Zelensky united on ‘strong resolve’ to secure just peace in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Donald Trump says he will push for a ceasefire when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska

The Guardian - UK

Next UK protest over Palestine Action ban aims to sign up 1,000 people

Defend Our Juries believes London protest in September could lead to ban being lifted, after 532 arrests on Saturday

Evening Standard

UK backs Trump on Ukraine, but ‘won’t trust Putin as far as you can throw him’

Number 10 said the UK was ‘not going to leave it to trust’ in negotiations over Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Lammy and Vance host national security advisers ahead of Trump-Putin summit

The US president announced that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine war.

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